The EDEK Central Committee announced today its parliamentary candidates for the Larnaca province. During the presentation of the ballot, the President of EDEK Marinos Sizopoulos stated, among other things, the following: the coronavirus pandemic, EDEK with dignity with clean positions gives its own battle to defend the state entity of the Republic of Cyprus and to support our compatriots who face serious economic and social problems “.
The EDEK candidates in the Larnaca constituency are:
- Andreas Apostolou, Civil Engineer,
- Xenakis Kyriakidis, Dentist,
- Georgia Mitsigiorgi, Internal Auditor,
- Sophocles Sophocles, Lawyer and Mayor of Lefkara,
- George Haris, Electrical Engineer and
- Andreas Christoforou, Pharmacist and Municipal Councilor in the Municipality of Larnaca “.
Then the candidates for MPs K.S. EDEK Larnaca stated:
Andreas Apostolou :
“Health is the supreme good. We will fight so that the chronic patients and citizens of Larnaca province enjoy high quality medical services “.
Xenakis Kyriakidis : “We owe it to the new generations to secure the opportunity to express themselves through cultural creation. Only then will we as a society be able to take real steps forward. “
Georgia Mitsigiorgi: “The course of EDEK so far has proved that we are not all the same. We are different, honest and clean. “
Sophocles Sophocles: “Repositioning the Cyprus problem in a new course. Conflict with corruption. Support for the employees of this place. Together, present, again with EDEK “.
George Hari: “Transparency, the consolidation of public life and cleansing are among our priorities.”
Andreas Christoforou: “We will fight for Larnaca not to be the poor relative. Together, we are making a fresh start. “
Candidates' CVs:
Andreas Apostolou, Civil Engineer
Andreas A. Apostolou was born in 1986 in Larnaca.
He lives in Larnaca, is married to Theodosia Apostolou and they have two children. Christina and Konstantinos.
He is the son of Lakis (Apostolos) Apostolos and Christina Apostolou (the genus Katodrytis) and has three brothers.
He studied Civil Engineering, with a scholarship, at the National Technical University of Athens with a Master's Degree (MEng) as a Transport Engineer. He did his second Master (MSc) in Business Administration.
He is a Founding member and a member of the Board. of the Christina A. Apostolou Foundation. An institution that was created in memory of his mother and aims to support children and young people with chronic diseases.
He has held various managerial positions in the private sector and currently works as a Parliamentary Associate in the House of Representatives.
Xenakis Kyriakidis, Dentist
Xenakis Kyriakidis was born on September 15, 1956 and grew up in Prodromos, a slum in Larnaca. He graduated from the then “marginal” Primary School of Prodromos in 1968 with honors!
He continued the ascent to the top of knowledge in the Practical Department of the Lyceum of Agios Georgios Larnaca from where he also graduated with honors in 1974.
He served in the National Guard as a Reserve Infantry Lieutenant (trainer at KEN Larnaca).
He studied Dentistry at the School of Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He did postgraduate studies in London (University College Hospital) and in Aarhus, Denmark in Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics.
In addition to his studies in Dentistry, he studied Philosophy (Birkbeck College, University of London) in London and Theater (MA Theater Studies and Performance at the Rose Bruford College of Drama at the University of Manchester) with a specialization in Children and Adolescent Theater.
He was a Municipal Councilor of Larnaca during the decade 1992 – 2002, representing SK. EDEK.
He was a founding member of the SKALA Theater and a pioneer in the creation of the Larnaca Municipal Theater. He founded the ANTIDOTO Theater for Children and Youth, which successfully collaborated with the Ministry of Education for a decade with many theatrical productions and seminars in Cyprus and abroad.
He was awarded the THOK Prize for the best performance and direction of the Teenage Theater twice with the plays “O PETRES” and “O Mimos kai i Mimi”.
He staged dozens of theatrical performances in secondary schools where he worked, receiving many awards. He was a member of the Artistic Committee of THOK for three years.
He retired from the position of Permanent Professor of Theatrology at the Lyceums in August 2020 and returned to his first “port”, Dentistry.
He has three children: Kyriakos who is a co-owner Veterinarian of the well-known 3 VETS clinic in Larnaca, Adamos who works as an Electrical Programmer. Computer and Daisy-Eurydice who is a student at the American Academy in Larnaca. He also has two grandchildren, Xenophon and Loizos.
Georgia Mitsigiorgi, Internal Auditor
Georgia Mitsigiorgi was born in Larnaca on July 8, 1965. She comes from Aradippou, where she grew up and started her own family. Her two daughters, engineers by profession, work professionally abroad.
He studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1986) at the Higher Institute of Technology and in 2004 was certified by the International Institute of Internal Auditors IIA as a certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Control Self Assessor (CCSA). He was later certified by the International Professional Association focusing on IT Governance and Information Systems Control (ISACA) as a Certified Information Services Auditor (CISA). He is a founding member of the respective international associations in Cyprus (IIA, ISACA and ISC2) dealing with issues of internal control and governance and management systems of companies and organizations as well as the application of ethical ethics and ethical behavior in companies and organizations. As an individual, he is constantly exploring and improving, both professionally and personally.
He worked at the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) for more than twenty years as a Technical Engineer (1988-2011). For the last eleven years at Cyta he has worked in the Internal Audit Department as an Internal Auditor (as a Chief Auditor and / or as a Network and IT / Information Systems Specialist). He later ran an internal audit and management consulting firm based in Saudi Arabia, taking into account international COSO and Cobit standards and general ISO and EFQM as guidelines for process design or control, implementation and their continuous improvement. As a professional and member of International Associations, he is informed about the news, developments and trends in the Government, the Risk & Control Frameworks and in the profession of Internal Auditor.
He has been involved in social events and volunteering since a young age. She has been the president of the Parents' Association and the president or member of other committees in her social and professional environment. He currently volunteers on the Board of Directors of many NGOs as Chairman, Secretary or active member. She is the President of the Socialist Women's Movement of Larnaca and a member of the Pancyprian Board of the Movement. He has been the Organizational Secretary of the Larnaca District Committee of KS. EDEK. He is a Member of the Central Committee and the Politburo of K.S. EDEK.
Sophocles Sophocles, Lawyer and Mayor of Lefkara
Sophocles Sophocles was born in Pano Lefkara on August 7, 1962. He is married to Fotini and they have two children, Iakovos Sophocles, Lawyer and Katerina Sophocles, Lawyer. He studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was elected Mayor of Lefkara in 2017.
It was:
- Minister of Justice and Public Order in the Government of Tassos Papadopoulos
- MEP
- Mayor of Lefkara from 1992 – 2006
- First Vice-President of the Committee on Defense of the European Parliament
- Vice President of OPEK
- Vice-President of the European House “Zenon”
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Municipalities
- Member of the Committee of Municipalities and Regions of the Council of Europe
- Candidate MP in Larnaca District from 1991 to 2021
- He is Vice President of the Network of Twinned Cities and Regions of the Mediterranean (Amfiktionia)
- He is the author of the book “Social Democracy in Cyprus and Europe”.
George Chari, Electrical Engineer
George Hari was born in 1962. He attended the Pancyprian High School in Nicosia, from which he graduated in 1980. After serving in the National Guard in the 33rd Mountain Expeditionary Squadron, he went to New York to study Electrical Engineering at the University. I.T. He continued his studies at NYU with a specialization in Building Services while at the same time working for MDM Consulting Engineers for a period of six years. In June 1991 he returned to Cyprus with his family and was employed by the GEMAC company based in Nicosia as the Head of the Electrical Department. In 1997 he was promoted to Partner of the company until 2002. In June 2002 he founded the company CHARI Consulting Engineers Ltd which is active in the field of Electromechanical Studies until today. In 2014 he founded the company Dynamic Power Solutions Ltd based in London in the same sector which is active until today.
For a number of years he participates in the Central Committee EDEK as well as for a term in the Politburo. He was the Secretary of the Local Organization EDEK Athienou while he was also a Member of the District Committee EDEK Limassol.
In addition, he participated as a member of the Board of Directors of CYTA during the period 2004-2011. He is still an active Member in various Professional Bodies / Bodies such as IEE, IES, NFPA and ETEK as a registered Electrical Engineer in the field of Electrical Engineering.
He is married to Maria Hari Papadopoulos with whom he has two children, Nikolas and Kostas.
Andreas Christoforou, Pharmacist and Municipal Councilor in the Municipality of Larnaca
Andreas Christoforou was born and raised in Kato Lefkara. He is married to Christina Papageorgiou and has 4 children. After his military service, he went to study in Ukraine where he graduated from Danylo Halytky Lviv National Medical University in the field of pharmacy. From 1994 he settled in the city of Larnaca where he works in his own Pharmacy.
He was treasurer and President of the local Pharmaceutical Association of Larnaca and a member of the Pancyprian Pharmaceutical Association. He was actively involved in the political principles of 2014 due to the situation created by the financial crisis.
Since 2016 he is the Municipal Councilor of Larnaca of KSEDEK, he is the head of the municipal team of EDEK Larnaca and the Chairman of the Youth and Sports Committee of the Municipality of Larnaca.
